Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole (Reader) - (Mouse and Mole Story) by Wong Herbert Yee (Paperback)

About the Book

"Delightful. . . . A real winner."--School Library Journal "The friendly, cooperative tone of the text is reminiscent of the Frog and Toad series."--Kirkus Reviews "Yee's comfy beginning reader (dedicated to 'Friends of Frog and Toad') . . . packs in plenty of sweetness and civility."--Publishers Weekly

Mouse and Mole are neighbors.
Mouse lives inside an oak tree, and Mole lives in a hole underneath.
They are neighbors, but they are also friends.
Sometimes friends make mistakes--but they always try to help each other out. That is what Mouse and Mole do.

Book Synopsis

"Delightful. . . . A real winner."--School Library Journal "The friendly, cooperative tone of the text is reminiscent of the Frog and Toad series."--Kirkus Reviews "Yee's comfy beginning reader (dedicated to 'Friends of Frog and Toad') . . . packs in plenty of sweetness and civility."--Publishers Weekly

Mouse and Mole are neighbors.
Mouse lives inside an oak tree, and Mole lives in a hole underneath.
They are neighbors, but they are also friends.
Sometimes friends make mistakes--but they always try to help each other out. That is what Mouse and Mole do.

Review Quotes

"The expressive bamboo-pen and watercolor with colored-pencil illustrations capture the humor of the situations as well as the emotions of the characters. With its controlled vocabulary, repetition, and humor, this tale of friendship also introduces opposites, homophones, and letter writing. A real winner." -School Library journal School Library Journal

"Kids will become more proficient at reading and also come away with a lesson in friendship." --Booklist Booklist, ALA